A new WIP: Wonky Stars

I've said before that I'm not really a "wonky" person, but this is now my second attempt at wonkiness (first one was a wonky 9-patch), and I kinda like how it's coming together :)

Linking up at Freshly Pieced.

xoxo,

Megan

Fabric Crib Mobile

So remember when I was making the orange peel quilt, I had a stack of circles cut out?  Well... I used them to make a fabric mobile to hang in the nursery!

 Each circle is actually 2 fabric circles held together (with the ribbon in between) using double-stick fusible webbing.  The top part is just 2 embroidery hoops painted white.  Here's baby's view from the changing table:



I used the same pastel fabrics in the mobile as I did in the orange peel quilt, which you can see reflected in the mirror.  This photo also shows glimpses of three other DIY projects I completed for the nursery, which hopefully I'll blog soon :)

 xoxo,

Megan

Changed forever

What an amazing several weeks it's been!  I left off in late February, only 2 weeks from my due date with our first child, working on a quilt wallhanging for her nursery.  Now I'm a mommy to a healthy baby girl and changed forever.  Kathryn was born on March 14 with a full head of blonde hair (just like Daddy).  We love her lots!
And yes, I did actually finish the pastel orange peel quilt before she arrived - I hung it on the wall just a mere 3 days before and it was the perfect finishing touch to the nursery.

I made each orange peel using this method, then machine-appliqued each one using a blanket stitch.

 I quilted it by machine with a big free motion all over and finished it with a pink polka dot binding.  The original plan was to hand-quilt in the white space with perle cotton, but I got impatient and chose to finish it faster instead :)

To hang it on the wall, I used this tutorial for hiding the hardware.  I like the clean, simple look.

Details

Size: approx. 44" x 44"
Fabrics: Kona snow (background) and an assortment of pastels from my stash
Pattern: Orange Peel
Quilting: free motion meandering
Made for: daughter's nursery

xoxo,

Megan